Paul Todd Makler Jr. (born January 8, 1946) is an American Olympic saber and épée fencer.

Early and personal life

He was born in

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, later lived in

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, and is Jewish."A REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES TEAMS: A record of the achievements of the fine athletes and administrators who represented the United States of America at the VI PAN AMERICAN GAMES"
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."P. Todd Makler, Jr.,"
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University of Pennsylvania University Archives. He is the son of

Paul Makler Sr. Paul Todd Makler Sr. (October 22, 1920 – May 12, 2022) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, Roy Silver''Encycloped ...

who fenced for the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His brother

Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: phys ...

fenced at the

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Fencing career

His fencing club is Salle Csiszar. Makler fenced at the

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(class of 1968) for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. He was

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individual saber champion in both 1967 and 1968, and was a first-team All-American both years. He competed in the team

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event at the

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in Munich at the age of 26.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makler, Paul Jr. 1946 births Living people American male sabre fencers American female épée fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers from Philadelphia Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania People from Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania Jewish male épée fencers Jewish male sabre fencers Jewish American sportspeople University of Pennsylvania alumni Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni American physicians Penn Quakers fencers 21st-century American Jews